0:00:07 > 0:00:09Police say the former Russian spy who collapsed in Salisbury
0:00:09 > 0:00:13was poisoned by a nerve agent - a police officer who was first
0:00:13 > 0:00:16on the scene is also seriously ill.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Sergei Skripal - seen here last week -
0:00:18 > 0:00:19and his daughter were specifically targeted say detectives.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23He and his daughter remain critically ill in hospital.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28This is been treated as a a major incident involving attempted murder
0:00:28 > 0:00:30by administration of a nerve agent.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32by administration of a nerve agent.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34As police widened the cordon in Salisbury - detectives urged
0:00:34 > 0:00:39anyone in the area on Sunday to come forward to help with their inquiry.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41The revelations threaten to damage further Britain's strained
0:00:41 > 0:00:42relations with Moscow.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Also on the programme tonight.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47An 18-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker goes on trial accused
0:00:47 > 0:00:54of planting a bomb on the tube at London's Parsons Green.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Two lorry drivers are facing jail tonight after 8 people died
0:00:57 > 0:01:01in a motorway pile up on the M1 last summer.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince arrives in Downing Street for talks
0:01:06 > 0:01:08with Theresa May as she expresses deep concerns about
0:01:08 > 0:01:10the crisis in Yemen.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And Scott Meenagh gets ready for the Winter Paralympics on Friday
0:01:13 > 0:01:17with Britain hoping for a record medal haul.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News can Starman Harry Kane help Spurs
0:01:22 > 0:01:26make it into the Champions League last eight, as they host Juventus at
0:01:26 > 0:01:31Wembley?
0:01:45 > 0:01:53Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55The Home Secretary Amber Rudd has revealed today that more is known
0:01:55 > 0:01:58about the substance used in the suspected poisoning of a
0:01:58 > 0:01:59former Russian Spy and his daughter.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found unconscious in Salisbury on Sunday
0:02:02 > 0:02:03afternoon and remain critically ill.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Detectives say they believe they were targeted as they are treating
0:02:05 > 0:02:08the incident at attempted murder. The police officer who was first on
0:02:08 > 0:02:13the scene on Sunday afternoon is in a serious condition in hospital. The
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Government's chiefed medical officer say it posed a low risk to the
0:02:17 > 0:02:21general public and the hazard has been contained. Let us speak to
0:02:21 > 0:02:26Daniel Sandford at Scotland Yard. The police revealed that few moments
0:02:26 > 0:02:32ago, tell us what they said.That is right. Just about half an hour ago,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the most senior counter-terrorism
0:02:36 > 0:02:39policing officer in Britain came down to give the latest on this
0:02:39 > 0:02:44investigation and it moved this investigation into a new gear,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47really, because until now, there had been a suspicion about how it was
0:02:47 > 0:02:52that these people had become so ill, so quickly, how it was that Sergei
0:02:52 > 0:02:57Skripal and his daughter Yulia had developed such serious symptoms and
0:02:57 > 0:03:00he of course being a former Russian military intelligence officer
0:03:00 > 0:03:05accused by the Russians of selling secrets to Britain. Well, Mark roly
0:03:05 > 0:03:11told us they have now identified the cause of those very very serious
0:03:11 > 0:03:15illnesses the two people are suffering, and it was a nerve
0:03:15 > 0:03:18agents, a nerve agent that Government scientists have
0:03:18 > 0:03:25identified, which they are not telling us are specifically what it
0:03:25 > 0:03:27was, for investigative reasons but it was a nerve agent that made them
0:03:27 > 0:03:33ill and this is an attempted murder investigation. As well as that, we
0:03:33 > 0:03:37have this police officer that treated them very early on at the
0:03:37 > 0:03:45scene on the day also very seriously ill in hospital.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Theres have widened the cordon?This area is a popular green space,
0:03:55 > 0:03:59surrounded by water, and its popular on Sundays, people come here
0:03:59 > 0:04:02shopping. Now the people of Salisbury have had to put up with
0:04:02 > 0:04:07this major investigation and tonight, the news that a nerve
0:04:07 > 0:04:10agents, a chemical designed to target the nervous system has been
0:04:10 > 0:04:19used among them. As we all now know, it has sparked a huge investigation.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Sergei Skripal was a man with a shadowy past. Relatives said he
0:04:23 > 0:04:28feared it would catch up with him but he was using his own name,
0:04:28 > 0:04:32living a normal life, popping into a corner shop last month for milk and
0:04:32 > 0:04:37bacon. Tonight, he and his daughter are gravely ill and now, the police
0:04:37 > 0:04:44have revealed why. In summary, this is being treated as a major incident
0:04:44 > 0:04:49involved attempting murder by the administration of the a nerve agent.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55As you know, these two people remain critically ill in hospital. Sadly,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59in addition, a police officer who was one of the first to attend the
0:04:59 > 0:05:02scene and respond to the incident is now also in a serious condition in
0:05:02 > 0:05:07hospital. Counter-terrorism officers are being
0:05:07 > 0:05:12advised by public health agency, they say there is no obvious
0:05:12 > 0:05:19outstanding risk.ment and, they are trying to work out what the gyps
0:05:19 > 0:05:23were doing in Salisbury after arriving on Sunday. Police are
0:05:23 > 0:05:28investigating reports that Sergei Skripal had lunch with a woman at
0:05:28 > 0:05:34this Italian restaurant. They were behaving strangely, she had dark
0:05:34 > 0:05:39hair, resembled his daughter Yulia in this picture. But police have
0:05:39 > 0:05:43already seized this CCTV footage from just before 4pm. A man and a
0:05:43 > 0:05:48blonde haired woman heading to the area where the family were taken ill
0:05:48 > 0:05:55on a park bench. An eyewitness who saw that has told us.The girl was
0:05:55 > 0:05:59pretty, blonde hair, I couldn't see her face very well because she was
0:05:59 > 0:06:03leaping on him.Blonde hair, dark hair, detectives will need to sort
0:06:03 > 0:06:07through a mass of eyewitness reports and CCTV, to establish the truth.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11The Government was briefed on the inquiry today.We need to keep a
0:06:11 > 0:06:15cool head and make sure that we collect all the evidence we can, and
0:06:15 > 0:06:19we need to make sure that we respond not to rumour but to all the
0:06:19 > 0:06:22evidence that they collect. And then, we will need to decide what
0:06:22 > 0:06:27action to take. But life in central Salisbury is now
0:06:27 > 0:06:32dominated by the response to the suspected poisoning.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37At lunchtime this, after a woman appeared to have been taken ill at
0:06:37 > 0:06:42the offices next to the restaurant. Police would not discuss why there
0:06:42 > 0:06:47was such a huge emergency response. But with two lives in jeopardy at
0:06:47 > 0:06:56the local hospital, it is clear why the risk has to be taken seriously.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07This is a significant moment. Nerve agents are danger to manufacture,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11they are complex to manufacture. This is not something that for
0:07:11 > 0:07:15instance a criminal would use, oner even an organised crime gang would
0:07:15 > 0:07:21ewe. Nerve agents are tiply produced by countries and states in a
0:07:21 > 0:07:26relatively small number, you can see why this narrows the focus of the
0:07:26 > 0:07:30inquiry. Government officials are still being cautious to not say that
0:07:30 > 0:07:34it is definitely Russia. You can see why they don't want to get ahead of
0:07:34 > 0:07:39the fact, that he know which nerve agent it was, that might help them
0:07:39 > 0:07:43narrow it down further but they don't want to get ahead of what the
0:07:43 > 0:07:46facts are showing them, because when it does come to saying who they
0:07:46 > 0:07:51think is behind it, they want to be sure they have a significant body of
0:07:51 > 0:07:53evidence and proof, because especially now with the police
0:07:53 > 0:07:57officer also having been affected by this, the pressure will be on to
0:07:57 > 0:08:00take significant action, but certainly, this increases the
0:08:00 > 0:08:04likelihood, it was a state and Russia continues to be the most
0:08:04 > 0:08:08likely culprit. Thank you.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10An 18-year-old asylum seeker from Iraq has gone on trial
0:08:10 > 0:08:12accused of planting a bomb on a London Underground train
0:08:12 > 0:08:14at Parson's Green in southwest London last September.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17The jury has been told that the device was designed
0:08:17 > 0:08:18to cause 'maximum harm and carnage'.
0:08:18 > 0:08:2030 people were injured were the bomb partially exploded..
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Ahmed Hassan denies attempted murder and causing an explosion
0:08:22 > 0:08:24likely to endanger life.
0:08:24 > 0:08:31Our home affairs correspondent June Kelly is at the Old Bailey.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Especially now with the police officer also having been affected by
0:08:36 > 0:08:39this, the pressure will be on to take significant action, but
0:08:39 > 0:08:41certainly, this increases the likelihood, it was a state and
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Russia continues to be the most likely culprit. Thank you.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Ahmed Hassan arrived three years ago, on a lorry, and hen he came in,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48he told officials here, that in his native Iraq he had been forced to
0:08:48 > 0:08:52train with Isis fighters but he was opposed to Isis. Isis: He was living
0:08:52 > 0:08:54with foster parents here at the time of his arrest.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55of his arrest.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56SIRENS.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57An autumn morning last year.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00And today the Old Bailey heard how an improvised explosive
0:09:00 > 0:09:02device partially detonated on an underground train just as it
0:09:02 > 0:09:07pulled into Parsons Green station.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09The partial explosion created a large fireball in a carriage
0:09:09 > 0:09:12carrying around 93 passengers.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Some were caught by the flames and sustained significant burns.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21The teenager on trial for the attack was brought to court to face charges
0:09:21 > 0:09:23of attempted murder and causing an explosion likely
0:09:23 > 0:09:29to endanger life.
0:09:29 > 0:09:3018-year-old Ahmed Hassan, an asylum seeker from Iraq,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33is pleading not guilty.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36When he arrived in the UK he told immigration officials
0:09:36 > 0:09:38that he had been forcibly taken by the Islamic State group
0:09:38 > 0:09:41and trained to kill by them.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44He said he had got away from IS and was in fear of them.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Today the court heard that Hassan left his device
0:09:47 > 0:09:48in a bucket on the train.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It was said to be loaded with shrapnel to cause
0:09:50 > 0:09:52maximum harm and damage.
0:09:52 > 0:09:58Fighters
0:09:58 > 0:10:00And he had used the volatile explosive TATP.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02The prosecutor Alison Morgan said of the passengers,
0:10:02 > 0:10:03many ran in fear and panic.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05They were fortunate.
0:10:05 > 0:10:12Have the device fully detonated, it is inevitable that serious injury
0:10:12 > 0:10:15and significant damage would have been caused within the carriage.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Those in close oximetry to the device may well have been killed.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Ahmed Hassan had fitted the device with a timer.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21He got off at the station before.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23He was arrested 24 hours later.
0:10:23 > 0:10:31June Kelly, BBC News, at the Old Bailey.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has told
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Theresa May that there can be no pick and mix approach to Brexit.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43With just over a year to go until the UK leaves the EU,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Mr Tusk said Mrs May wanted to "demonstrate at any price that
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Brexit could be a success", but that was not the EU's objective.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Meanwhile, the Chancellor Phillip Hammond said any deal that didn't
0:10:51 > 0:10:54include Britain's service sector - which includes banks -
0:10:54 > 0:10:55would not be a fair deal.
0:10:55 > 0:11:03Our political editor Laura Kuenssberg reports.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09A different Mansion House. This time, in a Luxembourg garden.
0:11:09 > 0:11:15But this strife ahead, even this the most tranquil surroundings. The
0:11:15 > 0:11:18European Union, revealed its response to Theresa May's plans for
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Brexit. It will make it more complicated and
0:11:22 > 0:11:28costly than today, for all of us. This is the essence of Brexit.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32A pick and mix approach for a non-member state is out of the
0:11:32 > 0:11:37question. We are not going to sacrifice these
0:11:37 > 0:11:42principles. It is simply not in our interest.Unfortunately and we have
0:11:42 > 0:11:47to know, there will be be no winnerses after the Brexit. Both
0:11:47 > 0:11:53sides will be losing.The EU has been united with that gloomy message
0:11:53 > 0:11:57but it was only on Friday the Prime Minister said she wanted an
0:11:57 > 0:12:00ambitious trade partnership where the bloc but accepted compromises
0:12:00 > 0:12:06would be made. So how do the two sides compare? The EU guidelines of
0:12:06 > 0:12:10a possible deal say there will be negative economic consequences. And
0:12:10 > 0:12:16while the Prime Minister said all agreements mean picking and
0:12:16 > 0:12:19choosing, the EU insists the UK can't cherry pick the bits of the EU
0:12:19 > 0:12:27it likes. But the unions' accepted the goal of a trade deal where there
0:12:27 > 0:12:34are no tariff, but controversially, only if the EU keeps access to fish
0:12:34 > 0:12:40British waters. Crucially there is space to budge. The document says if
0:12:40 > 0:12:43the UK positions were to evolves, the union will be prepared to
0:12:43 > 0:12:47reconsider its off and there is the chance of brokering is a limited
0:12:47 > 0:12:51deal over services, including the giant money machine of the City of
0:12:51 > 0:12:55London. Where the Chancellor shrugged off the Brussels position.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58They are very skilled and disciplined in the way they carry
0:12:58 > 0:13:03out negotiation. It doesn't surprise me remotely that what they have set
0:13:03 > 0:13:08out this morning is a very tough position.
0:13:08 > 0:13:14But Labour claims the Government's approach is all over the place.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20We can change the tone of xhur respect we can get the deal that
0:13:20 > 0:13:23will protect the economy and jobs. There are big gaps between what the
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Government wants and what the EU is willing to give. And it is clear, it
0:13:28 > 0:13:32is easier for Brussels not Westminster to call the shots, but
0:13:32 > 0:13:37in this long tortured process, today is not a moment of political panic,
0:13:37 > 0:13:41it is clear from both sides and from these guidelines, there is a real
0:13:41 > 0:13:45conversation to be had. Laura Kuenssberg. BBC News,
0:13:45 > 0:13:51Westminster. Our economic editor is here, so the
0:13:51 > 0:13:53UK's financial service proving to be a sticking point, is there any sign
0:13:53 > 0:13:58of a way out of it?I think Sophie as with all negotiation, the two
0:13:58 > 0:14:03sides tend to start a long way apart and then they tend to come towards
0:14:03 > 0:14:06some form of agreement, we must not forget both sides say they wanted a
0:14:06 > 0:14:13deal. I think there was a small window opened by Donald Tusk, I say
0:14:13 > 0:14:19no more than that. He said the EU was willing to look at trade in
0:14:19 > 0:14:23services and that could include financial service, so important to
0:14:23 > 0:14:26the UK economy, we employ two million people in financial services
0:14:26 > 0:14:30across the UK, but also Philip Hammond made the point very
0:14:30 > 0:14:35important to the European Union, their businesses, their Government
0:14:35 > 0:14:39use the deep capital pools in London to fund their operation, Philip
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Hammond said it is no time for a brick wall between Britain and the
0:14:43 > 0:14:49EU on financial services, but he did admit and Donald Tusk would agree
0:14:49 > 0:14:53with him here there will be cost, Britain's relationship with the
0:14:53 > 0:15:02European Union will not be as good on financial services as it is now.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06The time is nearly 6:15pm.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Our top story this evening:
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Police confirm the former Russian spy and his daughter
0:15:11 > 0:15:12were poisoned by a nerve agent.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15A police officer who was first on the scene is also seriously ill.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17On Friday, Britain's winter Paralympians set their sights
0:15:17 > 0:15:20on a record-breaking games on the slopes of South Korea.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News:
0:15:21 > 0:15:24The Wales head coach Warren Gatland has made ten changes
0:15:24 > 0:15:26to his side for this weekend's Six Nations meeting with Italy.
0:15:26 > 0:15:33Taulupe Faletau returns at No.8 to captain the side.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40The head of world cycling's governing body, the UCI,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43is calling for an investigation into Team Sky following a damning
0:15:43 > 0:15:44report by Mps this week.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47David Lappartient has told the BBC that the findings of the inquiry
0:15:47 > 0:15:50into doping in sport were "unacceptable"
0:15:50 > 0:15:58and "could affect the global credibility" cycling.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04The report accused Team Sky and Sir Bradley Wiggins of having "crossed
0:16:04 > 0:16:07an ethical line" by using drugs allowed under anti-doping rules
0:16:07 > 0:16:09to enhance performance, instead of just for medical purposes.
0:16:09 > 0:16:15From Switzerland, here's our Sports Editor Dan Roan.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17They may be the dominant force in cycling but
0:16:17 > 0:16:22the pressure is on Team Sky.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Today, they tried to focus on their latest race in Italy,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27but it's the way they've won in the past that's under scrutiny.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Team Sky have admitted mistakes following this week's damning report
0:16:30 > 0:16:32by a Parliamentary committee, but today the most powerful figure
0:16:32 > 0:16:38in the sport told me that wasn't good enough.
0:16:38 > 0:16:46Mistake is something you've done with the intention to be wrong.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52The report - it's a little bit different.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56It seems it was a bit organised, so maybe not a mistake but a fault,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58which is different, because that could affect the credibility
0:16:58 > 0:17:00globally of our sport, and that's why I'm
0:17:00 > 0:17:03concerned about this.
0:17:03 > 0:17:09MPs alleged Sir Bradley Wiggins used asthma drugs to boost performance
0:17:09 > 0:17:13and not just the medical need when he rode for Team Sky.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15A claim that both they and he'd deny, but Lappartient
0:17:15 > 0:17:17seems unconvinced.
0:17:17 > 0:17:23Do you feel an ethical line was crossed, as the MPs suggest?
0:17:23 > 0:17:31It's what in the report and what I read.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33When you can see that substances were used,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36not for health problems but to increase your performances,
0:17:36 > 0:17:37then yes, that's something unacceptable for me
0:17:37 > 0:17:39and the philosophy we have.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43So if it's not breaking the rules, can it be cheating?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46If you are using, you know, substances to increase your
0:17:46 > 0:17:54performances, I think this is exactly what is cheating.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Despite the controversy, Sir Dave Brailsford remains
0:17:59 > 0:18:02in charge of Team Sky, but Lappartient told me he now wants
0:18:02 > 0:18:07the world Federation's anti-doping division to launch
0:18:07 > 0:18:08their own inquiry.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I want them to investigate and to see if there is some
0:18:11 > 0:18:14violation of anti-doping rules.
0:18:14 > 0:18:20Britain's top rider Chris Froome continues to compete,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23despite an adverse drugs test last year, and the Team Sky star
0:18:23 > 0:18:26could defend his title in the summer's Tour de France
0:18:26 > 0:18:28with the case still unresolved.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30What would the effect of that be?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32That would be a disaster for the image of cycling.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33Even if...
0:18:33 > 0:18:36On a legal point of view he has a right to ride,
0:18:36 > 0:18:40but for the image of our sport, that could be a disaster.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43The UCI President now wants Chris Froome to withdraw from racing
0:18:43 > 0:18:45either until he clears his name or is banned.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47The road to reputational recovery could be a long one.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Dan Roan, BBC News.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Two lorry drivers are facing jail tonight after eight people
0:18:52 > 0:18:55were killed when their minibus was crushed in a pile-up on the M1
0:18:55 > 0:18:59in August last year.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01They'd been on their way to Disneyland.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04One of the lorry drivers, who was twice the drink-drive
0:19:04 > 0:19:06limit, was found guilty of dangerous driving.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08This afternoon the other, David Wagstaff, was cleared of that
0:19:08 > 0:19:11charge but did admit eight charges of careless driving.
0:19:11 > 0:19:18Helena Lee is at Reading Crown Court.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23It emerged after the trial today that one of the lorry drivers,
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Ryszard Masierak, had had his professional driving licence revoked
0:19:27 > 0:19:31before the crash, so he shouldn't have been driving the lorry at. The
0:19:31 > 0:19:36judge in this case praised the families who lost loved ones in the
0:19:36 > 0:19:38collision for their constant dignity in what he said has been a
0:19:38 > 0:19:40devastating case.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43The sheer force of the impact of the crash is clear to see.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45A crash that was entirely avoidable, the trial heard,
0:19:45 > 0:19:49with the most catastrophic and tragic of consequences.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Ryszard Masierak stopped his lorry in the slow lane
0:19:51 > 0:19:55of the M1 for 12 minutes.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01The jury was shown this dash-cam footage from another lorry driver
0:20:01 > 0:20:02on the road before the collision.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06He passed Masierak's lorry, here on the left,
0:20:06 > 0:20:07stationary in the slow lane.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10The court heard Masierak was twice over the legal limit and he'd
0:20:10 > 0:20:15been driving erratically in the hours before.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Soon after, Cyriac Joseph, the minibus driver, tried to go
0:20:18 > 0:20:22round Masierak's lorry.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25He missed his chance, stopped behind it and put his hazards on.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Moments later, David Wagstaff's lorry ploughed
0:20:27 > 0:20:32into the back of the minibus.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34During the trial, the court heard how Wagstaff had been
0:20:34 > 0:20:37on a hands-free call for nearly an hour at the time of the crash,
0:20:37 > 0:20:41and his lorry on cruise control.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Cyriac Joseph and seven of his passengers died in the crash.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47He'd been taking them to London, where they were going
0:20:47 > 0:20:48on to Disneyland in Paris.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Four others in the minibus were seriously injured.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Six months on from the crash, and Mr Joseph's family
0:20:54 > 0:20:57feel his loss deeply.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I miss him a lot.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01I mean, my life has completely changed,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03like completely changed so much.
0:21:03 > 0:21:11Yeah, it's hard, and I'm trying to get through it, like we all are.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Today, outside court, tributes were paid to those
0:21:13 > 0:21:16who helped at the scene.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18All of the emergency services, together with staff
0:21:18 > 0:21:22and Highways England and members of the public, worked
0:21:22 > 0:21:27extremely hard to bring comfort to those involved
0:21:27 > 0:21:28in exceptionally difficult circumstances.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Everyone who attended will not forget the scene
0:21:30 > 0:21:31they faced that day.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34For the families, the end of this trial may bring some closure,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37after one of the worst motorway crashes in recent years.
0:21:37 > 0:21:44Helena Lee, BBC News, Reading Crown Court.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49The leader and deputy leader of the far-right group,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Britain First, have been found guilty of religiously
0:21:51 > 0:21:55aggravated harassment.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen were arrested after targeting
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Muslims they believed were part of a gang-rape trial
0:22:01 > 0:22:02taking place last May.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07The court heard that the pair posted offensive leaflets through the doors
0:22:07 > 0:22:09of Muslims living in Kent and filmed themselves confronting
0:22:09 > 0:22:12people in public.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Almost 1000 are to go at the high street
0:22:15 > 0:22:17fashion chain New Look.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20The retailer says it's planning to close 60 stores and reduce rent
0:22:20 > 0:22:22on 400 shops as part of rescue plans.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24The company says the cuts are tough but necessary
0:22:24 > 0:22:29to restore profitability.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has held talks
0:22:34 > 0:22:38with the Prime Minister at the start of a three-day visit to the UK.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40It comes amid protests about Saudi's role in the war in Yemen.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner is at Downing Street.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51Something of a balancing act, this visit, for the Prime Minister?Yes,
0:22:51 > 0:22:56it is. Just beyond the gates of Downing Street there is a very small
0:22:56 > 0:23:00but very noisy protest going on. It is just coming to an end now, it has
0:23:00 > 0:23:07been heavily policed and they have been chanting "Stop bombing Yedlin."
0:23:07 > 0:23:10I don't think it will have rattled the man who came out a few minutes
0:23:10 > 0:23:14ago from number ten Downing St. He and a large delegation of Saudi
0:23:14 > 0:23:18ministers have been ensconced inside Downing Street, discussing how to
0:23:18 > 0:23:21deepen the relationship, the links between Britain and Saudi Arabia.
0:23:21 > 0:23:27These links go back 100 years. It is very heavily weighted towards
0:23:27 > 0:23:31defence. That is controversial, because British weapons are involved
0:23:31 > 0:23:38in the war in Yemen and Britain is pushing to stop that and that has
0:23:38 > 0:23:42been coming up in the talks over and above the trade Guilds both
0:23:42 > 0:23:46countries want to conclude.Frank Gardner, thank you.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49The Winter Paralympics get underway in South Korea on Friday
0:23:49 > 0:23:51and Paralympics GB are fielding 17 athletes - their biggest
0:23:51 > 0:23:52team since 2006.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55They won six medals at the last Winter Games
0:23:55 > 0:23:56in Sochi four years ago.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Now they're looking to beat that record.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Kate Grey reports from Pyeongchang.
0:24:01 > 0:24:0517 athletes competing over nine days of action.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Never has Paralympics GB been represented in so many
0:24:08 > 0:24:10sports at a Winter Games.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Among them, the trusted hands of Aileen Neilson,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15leading the curling team.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17We know each other inside out.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19We've worked together for a few years now and travelled all over
0:24:19 > 0:24:22the world, so we certainly know each other and can hopefully get
0:24:22 > 0:24:24the best out of each other.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Bronze medallist last time round, they'll be hoping
0:24:27 > 0:24:29for more in South Korea.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32But this is a team that mixes experience with youthful exuberance.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36In the Alpine Skiing, 19-year-old Menna Fitzpatrick,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39who only has 5% vision, is guided by Jen Kehoe.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45Recently crowned World Cup champions, they've built
0:24:45 > 0:24:46a solid partnership.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50The longer you work with somebody, the more you know them and the more
0:24:50 > 0:24:52you can second-guess and interpret before...
0:24:52 > 0:24:53And finish each other's sentences.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Finish each other's sentences, what you're going to say!
0:24:55 > 0:24:58And react quickly when something does go wrong or you need
0:24:58 > 0:24:59to change the plan.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Joining them on the slopes will be Britain's first-ever
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Paralympics snowboarders, but far from being there just
0:25:04 > 0:25:12for the ride, they too are in with a chance of medals.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Got silver at the World Champs, I've had a few medals
0:25:14 > 0:25:16in the World Cups, you know.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Been invited to some pretty big, high profile events,
0:25:19 > 0:25:20as well, like the X-Games.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21It's been incredible.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Just starting this journey from having never snowboarded
0:25:23 > 0:25:26to five years later I'm now in the team go into the Paralympics.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29It's been amazing.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33And for the first time in 20 years, they'll be a British Nordic skier.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Scott Meenagh will go in the cross country and biathlon.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Having narrowly missed out on competing as a rower in Rio,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42he's finally earned the chance to test himself on
0:25:42 > 0:25:45the Paralympic stage.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47You can't just assume you're going to go in and beat
0:25:47 > 0:25:49the best in the world, because there're incredible,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52and we are new to this sport, so we are still learning valuable
0:25:52 > 0:25:53lessons.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56We're learning from those guys, but we're starting to, as I say,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59we starting to tap on the shoulders of the big boys, paint targets
0:25:59 > 0:26:01on people's backs and, yeah, watch this space!
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Here in South Korea, Paralympics GB will be hoping
0:26:03 > 0:26:05to match the success of their Olympic
0:26:05 > 0:26:07counterparts, achieving a record-breaking medal haul.
0:26:07 > 0:26:14Kate Grey, BBC News, Pyeongchang.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Time for a look at the weather...
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Here's Stav Danaos.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Here's Stav Danaos.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Hello and thank you. What a lovely day it turned out to be for many
0:26:25 > 0:26:29places, some places escaping showers altogether so quite a lot of
0:26:29 > 0:26:32sunshine and feeling springlike. This evening temperatures will fall
0:26:32 > 0:26:37away under clear skies, many will still see some showers, some heavy
0:26:37 > 0:26:40in western Scotland, and some snow over the high ground first thing
0:26:40 > 0:26:44this evening and tonight. To the south, this speech of running into
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Wales and south-west England will spread northwards on Edwards. It
0:26:47 > 0:26:52will bring a lot of rain but there could be some snow, sickly over high
0:26:52 > 0:26:57ground. Ice could be a problem in parts of Scotland, so watch out for
0:26:57 > 0:27:02that. The other hazard will be further south in Wales, parts of the
0:27:02 > 0:27:07Midlands into northern England, this area of rain, sleet and snow. Over
0:27:07 > 0:27:12the hills, 1-4 centimetres of settling snow. Maybe to lower
0:27:12 > 0:27:15levels, a little wet snow as well. But not as severe as what we had
0:27:15 > 0:27:18last week, just something to bear in mind as it could cause some
0:27:18 > 0:27:22disruption in the morning commute. Further south and east, largely
0:27:22 > 0:27:27rain. The whole thing will be slowly moving eastwards, into the North
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Sea. By the late morning, it has cleared away and skies brightening
0:27:29 > 0:27:35up nicely. Lots of sunshine in the afternoon. Showers in some Western
0:27:35 > 0:27:41areas, wintry over higher ground, typically in Scotland. 7-10d, a
0:27:41 > 0:27:46degree or so lower than this afternoon. A little bit fresher. On
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Friday, an area of low pressure in Scotland bringing some rain, sleet
0:27:49 > 0:27:56and hill snow. To the far south, an area of low pressure will be
0:27:56 > 0:27:57arriving to bring outbreaks of rain and strengthening winds. Elsewhere,
0:27:57 > 0:28:02a lovely day, lots of sunshine. Temperatures fairly mild in the
0:28:02 > 0:28:05south, looks like it is set to turn milder as we had through the weekend
0:28:05 > 0:28:06for some of us.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08milder as we had through the weekend for some of us.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09Thank you.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11A reminder of our main story...
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Police confirm the former Russian spy and his daughter
0:28:14 > 0:28:17were poisoned by a nerve agent.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22A police officer who was first on the scene is also seriously ill.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Police have widened the cordon in Salisbury and are urging anyone who
0:28:25 > 0:28:28was in the area on Sunday afternoon to come forward to help with the
0:28:28 > 0:28:37investigation.